Whitebeard, Marines, Shichibukai.

"Ace!!!"

"I've come to save you!!!"

Luffy's deafening roar seemed to still be echoing in Du Yang's ears.

Meanwhile, the Marines were completely bewildered.

"It's Straw Hat Boy."

"What is going on? Not only him, but Knight of the Sea Jinbe, Crocodile, and cadres of the Revolutionary Army—how did they all fall from the sky?"

"These people are all escapees from Impel Down."

"Incredible. To actually be able to escape from Impel Down... I recall the only precedent for such an escape was Golden Lion, wasn't it?"

The Marine side found this hard to accept.

Luffy, along with Crocodile, Queen Ivankov, Jinbe... these prisoners who should have been in Impel Down had now descended in such a shocking manner onto this battlefield, which was destined to become the focus of the world.

Du Yang looked into the distance. Deep within the bay stood a massive execution platform, where a figure wearing a hat with his head bowed could vaguely be seen—that was Fire Fist Ace.

Below the execution platform were dense, perfectly organized, and suffocatingly powerful Marine elites.

Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, Sengoku, and Garp.

Beneath them were the Giant Vice Admirals, Onigumo, Doberman, and a host of other Marine officers, their eyes sharp and filled with killing intent.

Any one of these Marine commanders would make pirates tremble with fear.

On both sides of the bay were the Shichibukai, each with their own distinct appearance, yet all exuding a dangerous aura.

"Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma, "Heavenly Yaksha" Donquixote Doflamingo, "Hawk-Eyes" Dracule Mihawk, "Empress" Boa Hancock, and Gecko Moria all seemed to have noticed their arrival.

At the very beginning of the slaughter, these powerhouses on the Marine side did not seem to act rashly.

The pirates of the Whitebeard faction were the same.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford—the Summit War had erupted.

Faced with the appearance of Straw Hat Boy's crew, the entire Marine camp fell into a momentary commotion.

"Report! Identity confirmed: it is Straw Hat Boy Luffy, along with former Shichibukai Crocodile, Revolutionary Army cadre Ivankov, Jinbe, and a large number of Impel Down escapees!" The messenger's voice trembled with disbelief.

Beneath the execution platform, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face was so gloomy it could drip water: "Garp, it's your family causing trouble again."

Although he said this, he had already planned to put on a show when he encountered Luffy.

Vice Admiral Garp clenched his fists tightly, his emotions extremely complex. He looked at Luffy's figure, feeling both worried and furious.

In the end, he could only let out a heavy sigh: "Luffy..."

In the Admiral's seat, Akainu remained expressionless, but his gaze was icy: "Impel Down actually let these criminals out. It seems a thorough reckoning is in order."

Aokiji rested his chin on his hand, looking slightly surprised: "Yare yare, they really have caused quite a stir."

Kizaru pursed his lips and spoke in his unique drawl: "How scary~ falling from the sky..."

On the Marine side, many seemed to be discussing Luffy: "It's that Straw Hat Boy who wreaked havoc at Enies Lobby and Impel Down!"

"How did he end up with Crocodile?"

"The situation has become more complicated!"

On the Moby Dick, the strongest man in the world, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, saw a faint, imperceptible curve form on his originally solemn face the moment he saw Luffy.

"Gurararara..." Whitebeard's deep, heroic laughter rang out, "A formidable little brat has arrived."

"Pops, that's the brother Ace often mentioned!" Marco's tone was filled with pleasant surprise.

"Oh, Ace's brother." Diamond Jozu and the others also perked up.

For the Whitebeard Pirates and their affiliated crews, who were trapped on the periphery and struggling to break through the Marine blockade, the appearance of Luffy and his group—especially their landing directly inside the bay—was advantageous.

"Brothers, the opportunity is here."

"Coordinate with Straw Hat Boy and charge in to save Ace."

The pirates' morale soared instantly. Luffy's appearance brought chaos, but it also gave them a chance.

On the other side, Donquixote Doflamingo laughed even more happily and twistedly: "Fufufufu, it's getting more and more interesting. Straw Hat Boy, you always bring surprises."

Mihawk's hawk-like eyes opened slightly, his sharp gaze locking directly onto Luffy: "Appearing in such an eye-catching way once again, boy from the East Blue, what kind of fate is truly entwined around you?"

Hancock held her hands to her chest, her cheeks flushed, completely immersed in her own world: "Luffy, you finally came. I knew you would come. No matter what you do, you are so charming."

Kuma remained silent, merely flipping through the Bible in his hands, as if no one knew what he was thinking.

Moria, on the other hand, seemed to be gnashing his teeth; the injuries he suffered were all dealt by Straw Hat Boy.

Under the gaze of the masses, Luffy stood at the bow of the wrecked warship, ignoring the massive formation behind him that would have suffocated any powerhouse.

His gaze pierced through space, locked firmly onto the familiar figure on the execution platform.

Seeing so many eyes focused on them, Captain Buggy seemed to be scared out of his wits; he never imagined that things would reach such a point.

Du Yang, along with this group of pirates who had escaped from Impel Down, was thoroughly swept into the center of the vortex of this era's tide.

Next, following the original plot of One Piece, Crocodile began to stir up trouble.

With Jinbe and Ivankov failing to keep an eye on him, Crocodile transformed into flying sand and launched a direct assault right in front of the Yonko, Whitebeard.

For a moment, many of the pirates in Whitebeard's crew panicked and rushed back to defend him.

It was unclear if Crocodile harbored some deep grudge against Whitebeard, but the moment he saw him, he launched a surprise attack, thrusting his poison-tipped golden hook fiercely toward the Yonko.

At this moment, Crocodile seemed to have truly unleashed his killing intent: "Whitebeard, I shall take your life for now."

Whitebeard said expressionlessly: "You really are a fellow who never learns his lesson."

However, Luffy had already activated Gear Second and blasted Crocodile's golden hook away with a single punch.

Crocodile retreated, casting a glance at Straw Hat Boy, though he did not seem to take him seriously.

Yet, now that Crocodile seemed to know he had entered the realm of "fighting anyone to a draw," a mere former Shichibukai daring to assassinate a Yonko caused his presence to skyrocket infinitely, becoming completely lawless.

But regardless of whether he took him seriously or not, Crocodile directly demanded:

"Since we have reached this point, the agreement between us should be void."

"Tell me, why did you step in to protect Whitebeard?"

Luffy retorted with domineering spirit, saying it was because Ace loved his old man Whitebeard very much.

As for Du Yang, he continued to watch silently, observing this grand drama as it became increasingly spectacular.